Cheers peeps but we’d better be careful with this thread as it seems we have reached 25 positive replies regarding e-bike use, this may break the STW website.
Can’t say I approve of removing the stored restriction though.
It’s not really about having a whoa!…warp speed ahead riding experience though , ebike’s cut out all power above 15mph so if i have a higher cut out speed then it will aid in keeping up momentum which has been shown (in the tests i’ve read) to enable you to use a lower drive mode so infact you can often have a greater range by using the momentum to help you get up the hills – I’m a courteous rider anyway so i’m not going to suddenly turn into a speeding scrote on the trails – I stay in deserted Galloway so i will be able to finally get back out and do all day rides through the galloway hills like i used to do on my soulcraft, I’ve not been able to get up my favourite hills for years (merrick/screel/cairnsmore of fleet etc) so it’s gonna be so cool to be able to cycle to the hills from my house, perhaps stop off for lunch/charge the battery, take in a few hills then cycle the 30 miles back home – needless to say anyone who’s in the area will be more than welcome to take it for a spin.
mick r : I had to quit the bike shop as i kept stumbling and tripping over my own feet, I’ve only got a few hours/day that i can stand and support my own bodyweight before my legs start to spasm and working two jobs (as much as i loved it) wasn’t practical, I’m still working 4 hours/4days week at the Cocoa Bean as a chocolatier though so pop in and we’ll have a coffee n’ natter – the cycle to work is ok in the morning but on the way home i’m pushing 28×36 on the tripster.
singlespeedstu : next time you all come up i’ll be able to join you for a proper ride out in the hills 😀
Yep….guilty as charged 😛
I guess i’d better sell my soulcraft frame on the classifieds (still unbuilt as a bike) as there’s no point in wistfully looking back to my previous riding style or holding onto such a frame for the memories alone – onwards and upwards/to infinity and beyond 😉 , i may even buy a spare battery to carry with me on long rides.
PS : the weather for the entire week up at Aviemore was stunning, blue sky and shorts/t-shirt the entire week, i doubt January’s weather will be quite as forgiving